NIPPON SHAFT WINS VALERO TEXAS OPEN

The 30-year old Texas native won his first PGA TOUR event using N.S.PRO MODUS3 Tour 105 X-flex steel shafts in his irons to shoot 17-under par with rounds of 69-67-67-68--271. He earned $1,116,000 for the victory.

“Nippon Shaft would like to congratulate yesterday’s winner on the first victory of his PGA TOUR career,” said Hiro Fukuda, sales and marketing for Nippon Shaft. “Nippon Shaft’s N.S. PRO MODUS3 steel shafts began accumulating victories on the world’s top-level tours nine years ago and we are proud to have been involved in 131 victories to date.”

Nippon Shaft products are available globally either as stock or custom shafts in many of the world’s top iron brands. Details of these can be found at www.nipponshaft.com

Based in Yokohama, Japan, Nippon Shaft is the No. 1-selling steel shaft in Asia. Nippon Shaft is a privately-held subsidiary of NHK Spring Co. LTD, a Japanese automobile parts manufacturer. Nippon Shaft's North American headquarters is in Carlsbad.